The next day, Zhou Tong and his entourage waited at Chu's house, and the old man Chu took them to Hantan to ask for a drum in the sky.

Luo Lianhai didn't sleep well all night, and yesterday Old Man Chu informed him that he was going to Tongtiangu today, and he was full of worries that he couldn't sleep. Thinking that his fate was tied to the first line, whether he was dead or alive depends on whether Tongtiangu nodded or not, he felt that his life was too muddy.

When he was young, his fate was not good, he was pushed around by several relatives, he did not stay in a family for more than a year, he had no fixed place, and his life was like a flying peng, which led him to his wild son now. For Luo Lianhai, nothing is more important than making one's life more comfortable, and what is convenient is good. But now, he is deeply aware that he was wrong.

It's important to live well, but you also have to live.

Therefore, Luo Lianhai is the most positive one.

He burned incense and bathed in accordance with the request of the old man Chu early, and without even saying much, he completed the etiquette of the Chu family asking to see the Tongtian Drum, and sat in the hall waiting for them.

Chu Zeyun was afraid that he would be nervous, so he came over to talk to Luo Lianhai.

And Zhou Tong, who should have been nervous, was not nervous at all, just like he was going to see the excitement.

The matter of the carp leaping dragon gate was too mysterious, and the more he thought about it, the more ethereal he felt, but because of this, he relaxed instead.

Do your best to know the destiny of heaven, let it be.

Hantan is located in the depths of Qiyunze.

Although the name is Hantan, it is not as cold and piercing as its name, it is just an ordinary water, but the lake is exceptionally clear, and even the swimming fish at the bottom of the lake can be seen in a slightly shallow place, which is clearly visible.

The old man Chu set up an altar next to a big stone by the Hantan, dressed in the Taoist robe of the Chu family, waved the blue-faced banner in his hand, and kept calling the name of the Tongtian Drum, but the Hantan was extremely quiet, and he didn't even make a splash.

Seeing this, Luo Lianhai looked desperate.

Old Man Chu called a few more times, until his mouth was dry, and there was no reaction in the pool.

Isn't that right......

Old Man Chu pondered for a while, walked to the edge of the pool, cut his fingers with a blade, and Chu Zeyun exclaimed: "Grandpa-"

"It doesn't matter. Old Man Chu dripped the blood on his fingers into the pool of water, but saw that the blood beads fell into the water and splashed, and the water splashed for a moment, showing an unusual scene.

Blood and water could have been compatible, but at this moment, the drop of blood that Old Man Chu had dripped into the pool was tumbling on the surface of the water, constantly being pushed by the slightly rippling water lines.

Everyone saw this scene for the first time, and Zhou Tong couldn't take his eyes off it, and felt that this summoning technique was quite interesting.

Summoning is a higher form of occult art.

Unlike the use of basic skills such as charms and formations, the summoning technique itself requires the caster to have precise control of the aura, which is very demanding.

The Five Ghost Handling he used before was a kind of summoning technique, but it was a summoning technique that borrowed spells, which was slightly inferior to the method used by Old Man Chu now.

Ling Yuan suddenly said, "It's no show." ”

Zhou Tong: "?"

The next moment, the drop of blood was slapped down by the splash of water and sank to the bottom of the pool.

Old Man Chu was stunned for a moment, and his face suddenly became difficult to look at.

Ling Yuan said: "The Tongtian Drum is not here. ”

Zhou Tong was surprised: "What?"

"The drum is not here. Old Man Chu said in a deep voice, and Yan Sù's incomparable tone made the hearts of everyone present sink.

Chu Zeyun took a step forward and asked, "But the Tongtian Drum has always lived in the Qiyun Ze Cold Pool, how could it not be here?"

Old Man Chu was silent for a long time before he lowered his voice and said, "Stolen." ”

Now, a few juniors feel even more exaggerated, how can it be stolen? It is not even possible to ask for the drum to be moved, how can it be stolen? But they all know that the old man Chu is a person, although he is kind and cute on weekdays and always likes to joke with the juniors, he is always like Optimus Prime and never frolicks at critical moments.

It seems that the theft of the Babel drum is already a sure fact.

Chu Zeyun asked worriedly, "Then what should I do now?"

Old Man Chu was silent, his half-crippled yin eyes swept around, trying to find the traces left at the scene.

Zhou Tong saw the old man Chu's plan, the yin and yang fish in his eyes swam, his gaze was fixed on a tree by the cold pool, walked over, his fingertips touched the old bark, Zhou Tong felt that the lines on the bark did not seem to grow naturally, but seemed to be artificially carved.

He glanced at the bark again, wrote down the lines, and then continued to move along the surrounding trees, from the time he allowed the Yin and Yang Eyes to work, he saw that there was a wisp of qi left in the air, which was too erratic and would use the aura around Hantan to disguise his movements, Zhou Tong had to follow carefully and carefully.

The others didn't dare to disturb Zhou Tong's movements since they discovered him, and quietly waited for Zhou Tong's discovery.

That qi actually walked around Hantan.

Half an hour later, Zhou Tong turned back to the same place.

He asked, "Old Mr. Chu, what's going on with these trees around Hantan? Are they planted by the Chu family?"

"Not really. Old Man Chu explained, "I have a ...... in my own right."

Before the words fell, Old Man Chu was stunned, "It seems that the surrounding trees have become much more lush in recent years." ”

Zhou Tong carried a red pen and rune paper with him.

The rune paper is only the size of a palm, and Zhou Tong draws something on the rune paper with a red pen.

Drawing in a circle from the east side, the pen is finally drawn on the east side, forming a circle.

The lines that appear to be folds of bark are pieced together into a complex pattern.

Although he didn't know this pattern, Zhou Tong could see from its arrangement that it was a formation.

Zhou Tong had never seen this formation, and he kept searching for the name of this formation in his mind, and even Old Man Chu couldn't recognize it.

Ling Yuan said, "This is the Clear Void Spirit Treasure Array. ”

"Used for what?"

"You should have guessed it. Ling Yuan said, "It was this formation that stole the Heavenly Drum. ”

Ling Yuan saw that several of them were still stunned, so he further explained: "The Clear Void Spirit Treasure Array is a high-level carrying technique, which can carry the most abundant spiritual energy in an area to other places, and because of the binding and suppression spells in the Clear Void Spirit Treasure, it is difficult for the spirit objects to be carried to resist, at least for a short period of time. However......" Ling Yuan looked at Old Man Chu, his eyes were cold, obviously with the intention of letting Old Man Chu reflect on it, "It will take at least thirty years to set up this formation to take effect. ”

Old Man Chu was ashamed, he really didn't recognize this formation, and he didn't even recognize a few more trees.

Zhou Tong said: "Then how can you find a trace?"

"Difficult. Ling Yuan said, "I can make you realize that this is the Clear Void Spirit Treasure Array, even if it is a mistake by the person who arranged the formation, I'm afraid he doesn't have the ability to arrange the next perfect formation." It is basically impossible to recover the lost property through the guò formation. ”

“……”

The crowd fell silent.

In ten days, it will be the day of the carp leaping over the dragon gate, and Luo Lianhai's life is coming to an end, at this juncture, the key to a turnaround - the Tongtian drum was actually stolen, or quietly, stolen in a large array that had been arranged for more than 30 years.

Old Man Chu suddenly said, "Xiaotong, you and Master Ling stay first, and the others retreat first." ”

"Yes. Chu Zeyun pulled Luo Lianhai out of the cold pool.

After the others left, Old Man Chu shook his body as if he couldn't support it, and he was helped by Zhou Tong to see that he was better.

Old Man Chu is old, and he has a long life span of a hundred years, which is not easy, and this kind of blow is almost unbearable for him.

Zhou Tong comforted: "Mr. Chu, your body is important, don't be in a hurry. ”

Old Man Chu shook his head, pulled Zhou Tong's sleeve, his face was full of remorse, and said, "I may know who stole the Tongtian Drum......"

"Who is it?" Zhou Tong was stunned and asked.

Old Man Chu said: "I have a cousin who practiced with me when he was young, and his cousin is talented and intelligent, but he likes to study some strange and crooked ways, which is somewhat similar to Luo Lianhai's child, but Luo Lianhai lacks his talent...... My cousin likes to study weird formations, all forbidden things, but they are harmless. ”

Speaking of the deceased, Old Man Chu's face was full of reminiscence: "At that time, my cousin was not liked by the clan, and he was often criticized by the elders for his improper mental skills. I don't think so, when I was young, I was bullied because of these broken yin and yang eyes, and I always thought that if I smiled at others at home, others would laugh at me, but this is not the case, if I am weaker, they will feel that I am easier to bully, where in this world are so many people who repay grievances with virtue? They are also children who study the serious exercises of the Chu family, but they are not as good as my cousin, a person who studies the so-called evil and crooked ways, has a good character. Therefore, I have always believed that there is no great harm in my cousin studying these things, and there is no power that cannot be used, as long as you use it properly and use it on the right path. ”

Zhou Tong listened quietly, waiting for the old man Chu behind him.

Old Man Chu continued: "However, when I later found out that a little cousin died in the formation he laid out, I knew that he had taken a fork in the road. He set up a soul-sucking formation in the room, and told me that he wanted to use it to capture evil spirits, but unexpectedly, a cousin rushed into the room to find it, strayed into the formation, and was sucked away alive. I was shocked when I saw the scene, and kept calling him to help send my cousin to the elders, only to find that he had been delaying his own formation and turned a blind eye to his cousin's life and death. Later, he made more and more mistakes and was trapped in a cave deep in Qiyun Mountain by the elders of the family, asking him to reflect, but he never reflected. ”

Old Man Chu's eyes were deep, and his always strong spirit paused a lot, his lips trembled, and he said: "One day, I went to visit him secretly in the cave, but I didn't expect that he told me that he wanted to study the method of reaching the heavens, attract thousands of zhang of yin qi hidden deep underneath, and supply it to his own cultivation, becoming the first person to ascend in the past and present. His ambitions are too great...... Ascension? With our current cultivation environment, how can it be ascension? It's too ethereal......

Old Man Chu looked at Zhou Tong and said faintly: "Since Lu Zu, I have never heard of a Heavenly Master cultivating and ascending, that Jade Xuanjun back then, attracted much attention and became famous for a while, everyone thought that his ascension was only a matter of time or time, and in the end it was not a tragic death?"

Zhou Tong: "......"

Ling Yuan: "......"

Ling Yuan's face darkened suddenly, and he glared gloomily at Old Man Chu.

Zhou Tong coughed and played a round: "Then what?"

Old Man Chu said, "And then he died." He made a mistake, set up the wrong formation, and died in the ghost pile, leaving no body behind. ”

"Dead, how could Old Mr. Chu know that he stole the Tongtian Drum?" Zhou Tong asked puzzled.

"He told me at that time that there were countless evil qi suppressed in the Tongtian Drum, which was beneficial to his cultivation, and he wanted to get the Tongtian Drum. And...... I also had doubts about his death at the beginning, the elders didn't know, but I knew it clearly, with his ability to control the formation at that time, he would never die in that kind of formation. It's just that he has not been heard from since then, and the elders in the family have not found any clues, so I thought he was really dead. Now that I think about it, I'm afraid it's just a trick to make the golden cicada get out of its shell because of being trapped in a stone cave and hindering its cultivation, right?"

Old Man Chu smiled bitterly: "If he lives until now, he should be a hundred years old, with his qualifications and obsession with evil arts, I'm afraid it will be difficult to deal with ......" After speaking, Old Mr. Chu shook his spirit and said, "Whether it is him or not, Tongtian Drum must be recovered." ”

Zhou Tong nodded and asked Ling Yuan, "Will the other creatures in this carrying formation be affected?"

"Spiritually will, others will not. Ling Yuan immediately understood what Zhou Tong meant, he looked at Zhou Tong and said, "Those with strong spirituality should be able to find the general location of the destination being carried. ”

"Hmm. Zhou Tong's eyes fell on the depths of the cold pool, "I remember, Old Man Chu said that there are a lot of cultivated koi in this cold pool, why don't we ask these koi if they will know where the Tongtian drum went." ”